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Table 2 Associates of poor body satisfaction among 10- and 11-year-old girls and boys in Nova Scotia, Canadaa

From: Body satisfaction and body weight: gender differences and sociodemographic determinants

 

Girls

Odds Ratio 95%CIb

Boys

Odds Ratio 95% CIb

Body mass index

1.081 (1.043, 1.119)

0.820 (0.674,0.998)

Body mass index squared

 

1.004 (1.000, 1.008)

Parental education:

  

   Secondary or less

1

1

   Community college

0.566 (0.405, 0.792)

0.839 (0.564, 1.249)

   University

0.581 (0.342, 0.988)

0.687 (0.435, 1.085)

   Graduate university

0.640 (0.286, 1.431)

0.484 (0.228, 1.026)

Annual household income:

  

   < $20,000

1

1

   $20,000-$40,000

0.977 (0.539, 1.769)

1.231 (0.645, 2.246)

   $40,000-$60,000

0.886 (0.506, 1.551)

0.977 (0.491, 1.946)

   > $60,000

0.724 (0.388, 1.351)

0.646 (0.328, 1.271)

Residency:

  

   Rural

1

1

   Urban

0.686 (0.472, 0.999)

1.017 (0.701, 1.476)

Neighborhood income:

  

   Lowest one third

1

1

   Middle one third

0.852 (0.556, 1.328)

1.049 (0.665, 1.656)

   Highest one third

1.264 (0.824, 1.937)

1.193 (0.757, 1.881)

  1. a All estimates were obtained through gender-stratified multilevel multivariate logistic regression models; b CI = confidence interval.